20th Century Pop! is a podcast where hosts Bob and Tim take a sociological look at the pop culture of the '80s and '90s.
Bob and Tim don’t always have to agree. In fact, it often makes for a more interesting podcast. And while they have both proclaimed a fandom for Pearl Jam, this listening party of their third album got a bit heated. Who loved it? Who loathed (parts) of it? And what does it all mean for their '90s credibility? Hear a divisive discussion on an overly packaged disc that did not include the dance hit "Vibeology." It's Pearl Jam's 1994 VITALOGY (look THAT word up).
00:00:00 PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - note-taking practices
00:00:54 THE CD IS NOT …. SPELLBOUND — how a Paula Abdul episode might start
00:03:06 THE CD IS … VITALOGY - package art
00:06:03 LAST EXIT - not all aboard the Pearl Jam train
00:10:59 SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE - (pssst, its about records)
00:18:13 NOT FOR YOU - third album problems
00:25:04 TRMOR CHRIST - not-so religious experience
00:26:37 NOTHINGMAN - can’t find a Vedder Man
00:31:24 WHIPPING - manifesto metamorphosis
00:37:09 PRY, TO - and try to not be a song
00:43:28 CORDUROY - can’t find a better vest
00:45:13 BUGS - would they rather hear “Pry, To” again
00:48:35 SATAN’S BED - and still talking about “Bugs”
00:51:02 BETTER MAN - can’t be briefer, man
00:52:28 AYE DAVANITA - brought to you by Google Chrome
00:54:04 IMMORTALITY - could have ended here
00:54:53 HEY FOXYMOPHANDLEMAMA, THAT’S ME - art project or art product?
00:58:28 VITAL STATISTICS - does this work as an album?
01:01:36 CLOSING - contacts, plugs and no catch phrase
01:04:38 SPECIAL BONUS AUDIO - finger distance
POP NOTES
Th album was first released on vinyl on Tuesday November 22, 1994. Debuting at number 55 on the Billboard 200, it was the first record to feature on U.S charts since the rise of compact disc in 1988.
VITALOGY was officially released on compact disc and cassette two weeks later on Tuesday December 6th 1994. Released that same day were THE SWEETEST DAYS by Vanessa Williams and SIXTEEN STONE, the debut album back fellow grunge act Bush.
The album was composed and recorded during the 1993-1994 VERSES tour, with the earliest recordings beings “Tremor Christ” and “Nothingman in late 1993. Early versions of “Betterman” and “Satan’s Bed” can be found among live recordings of this tour.
Prior to release, the album was intended to be called LIFE. It was changed to VITALOGY after an 1899 medical book frontman Eddie Vedder had purchased at a garage sale.
The band line-up at the time of recording was singer Eddie Vedder, guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, bassist Jeff Ament and drummer Dave Abbruzzese.
Due to conflicts within the band, this would be the final album for both Dave Abbruzzese, who was then replaced by Jack Irons (formerly of the Red Hot Chili Peppers). Sadly, due to revised due to revised guidelines, Dave Abbruzzese was not eligible to be included in the band’s 2017 induction into the Rock And Roll hall of Fame.
Guitarist Stone Gossard is considered to be one of the founders of the Grunge music movement. This is due in part to his involvement with late ‘80 Seattle bands Green River and Mother Love Band.
MANIC MEDIA
Fight back the motion sickness with this shaky cam footage of some live performances during the PEARL JAM - VITALOGY TOUR 1995.
See some of the fashions of the time with this MTV footage aided inside look at PEARL JAM: THE MAKING OF VITALOGY.
Thrill to how this whole thing almost didn’t happen with David Browne’s PEARL JAM’S VITALOGY: HOW THE BAND NEARLY CAME APART MAKING A THIRD LP as originally featured in Rolling Stone.
Don’t practice the medical advice offered in the retrospective VITALOGY: AN AMAZING BUT VERY AMUSING MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA by Robert Horvat from his pop culture website REARVIEW MIRROR.
Because there are all not about the TV stardom, here’s the APRIL 1994 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE REHEARSAL FOOTAGE OF NOT FOR YOU.
At least read what one of the other voices sounds like with this transcript of MOTHER OF PEARL: THE STONE GOSSARD INTERVIEW by Vic Garbarini as originally featured in the May 1995 issue of MUSICIAN MAGAZINE.
And finally, spell out all but the “ology” with THE ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR VIBEOLOGY BY PAULA ABDUL.
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CLOSING CREDITS
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MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Super Poupi ” (opening theme) and "Poupi Great Adventures: The Arcade Game" (closing theme) performed by Komiku from the 2018 album POUPI'S INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES available at Freemusicarchives.org. Cleared for public domain use through Creative Commons under a CCO 1.0 Universal License.
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